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Point of ViewPart 2
Personification
I.S. 172 (Powell Academy of Law) Name______________Ms. E. Pennil Class _________English Language Arts November 14, 2002
Point of View Part 2
Personification Aim: What is personification and how is it
utilized in fables? Objective: SWBAT identify
personification in fables and use this knowledge to create a first-person account of a fable from a personified animal’s perspective.
New York City Standard: E5a. Respond to fiction using interpretive critical processes.
Something to Think About
Did you know that most of your favorite movies and television shows probably use personification?
Do Now
Writing AssignmentYou have 5 minutes to answer the following questions:
What is the root word in personification, today’s literary term?
What do you think the word personification means?
Do Now
Answer
The root word in personification is person (human).
DefinitionPersonification is the use of human traits to represent animals, objects, events, and ideas.
What are some human traits and activities?
Where have you seen animals (real or imaginary) exhibiting these traits and
taking part in these activities?
Where have you seen animals that exhibit human
traits? Television
– Cartoons– Commercials
Movies Stories
– Fables– Fairy Tales– Novels
Quick Review First Person POV
What did we learn about first person point of view narration?The narrator tells the story from his or her point of view (POV) and uses I, me, my, and we (first person pronouns).
Definition
Fable
A story with a moral that often has animals as characters
Example
“The Fox and the Grapes”
Activity
Choose a partner (one of you is the recorder and the other is the reporter).
Retell “The Fox and the Grapes” in five sentences from the Fox’s POV.
Prepare to share your sentences with the class.
Personification in“The Fox and the Grapes”
The FoxStrolls instead of just
walking through the parkSpeaksShows disappointment
ELA HomeworkNovember 14, 2002
Read “The Four Oxen and the Lion”. Choose the lion or one of the four
oxen. Personify the character (lion or ox)
you choose by retelling the fable from it’s first person POV.
Don’t forget to reveal how the character feels.
Are there any questions?
Point of View Part 2
Personification